I usually buy one or two big new releases a year. The rest of the time I'm buying digital games on sale and second hand games that I find at a good price. I have a huge backlog built up.
So I'll need to spend slightly more on the few big releases I do buy, but I'm not sure my other purchasing habits will be significantly affected.
Saying that GTA's gameplay can get repetitive is one thing, but putting Animal Crossing forward as a game with more variety feels absolutely wild to me. Animal Crossing is very repetitive by design - that's part of the reason people like it. You can't be sincere when you say that it's small set of item collecting tasks and landscape design offer more variety than all the things you can do in GTA.
My biggest issue with the Switch right now is the Joycon drift, which is something I hadn't expected to happen at all before the Switch was released. My Gamecube controllers function more reliably than my Joycon at this point.
Curious as to why you have described this as a "D&D" game in the article title rather than just an RPG. From the video it doesn't look like the game is based on D&D's mechanics, and is no closer to the D&D than any other computer RPG.
I agree with the sentiment. It feels like a lot of the Star Fox games after 64 would have been great if it weren't for a few ill-advised gimmicks.
Star Fox Adventures would have been more fun if they'd taken a more traditional approach to the combat rather than the awful staff fighting we had to put up with. It had other problems, but that was a huge one for me personally.
Star Fox Command would have been awesome if you could play with the D-pad instead of having to use touch screen controls.
Star Fox Zero I've not actually played admittedly, but the critical reception is that it would have been a much better, 'classic' Star Fox game if they hadn't implemented the dual screen aiming system.
Starlink is the best game featuring Fox that I've played in a long time and while it is great, the toys-to-life feature does adversely impact the gameplay. Even if you're not playing with the physical models, you frequently have to pause the game and switch around your ships/ weapons which really interupts the pace of the game.
Its a shame that most of the confirmed games already have home console ports. I appreciate that the arcade versions are different, but they're not different enough to grab my interest. Will be nice to see more arcade-only games get announced.
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Re: Talking Point: With Prices Rising, Are Your Gaming Habits Changing?
I usually buy one or two big new releases a year. The rest of the time I'm buying digital games on sale and second hand games that I find at a good price. I have a huge backlog built up.
So I'll need to spend slightly more on the few big releases I do buy, but I'm not sure my other purchasing habits will be significantly affected.
Re: Nintendo Life's Switch Summer Survey 2024
I brought my Switch to my own wedding. We had it set up at the reception so people could play party games.
Re: Poll: Are You Excited About Pokémon Scarlet And Pokémon Violet?
If I hadn't started playing Arceus less than a month ago I would be excited for this.
Re: Back Page: We Forced A Bot To Read Nintendo News, And It Wrote Its Own Headlines
Please please get the Nintendolife video team to read these out.
Re: Soapbox: Even If GTA Trilogy Were Perfect, I'd Rather Be Shooting Balloons And Burying Gyroids
Saying that GTA's gameplay can get repetitive is one thing, but putting Animal Crossing forward as a game with more variety feels absolutely wild to me. Animal Crossing is very repetitive by design - that's part of the reason people like it. You can't be sincere when you say that it's small set of item collecting tasks and landscape design offer more variety than all the things you can do in GTA.
Re: Talking Point: Remember When People Thought Switch Would Fail?
My biggest issue with the Switch right now is the Joycon drift, which is something I hadn't expected to happen at all before the Switch was released. My Gamecube controllers function more reliably than my Joycon at this point.
Re: What Do You Want To See From The Dragon Quest Series In The Future? Square Enix Wants To Know
Dragon Quest 10 UK release!
Re: The D&D Roguelike Game Curious Expedition 2 Is Out Now On Switch
Curious as to why you have described this as a "D&D" game in the article title rather than just an RPG. From the video it doesn't look like the game is based on D&D's mechanics, and is no closer to the D&D than any other computer RPG.
Re: Former Star Fox Programmer Would Be Interested In Making A New Entry Without The "Gimmicks"
I agree with the sentiment. It feels like a lot of the Star Fox games after 64 would have been great if it weren't for a few ill-advised gimmicks.
Star Fox Adventures would have been more fun if they'd taken a more traditional approach to the combat rather than the awful staff fighting we had to put up with. It had other problems, but that was a huge one for me personally.
Star Fox Command would have been awesome if you could play with the D-pad instead of having to use touch screen controls.
Star Fox Zero I've not actually played admittedly, but the critical reception is that it would have been a much better, 'classic' Star Fox game if they hadn't implemented the dual screen aiming system.
Starlink is the best game featuring Fox that I've played in a long time and while it is great, the toys-to-life feature does adversely impact the gameplay. Even if you're not playing with the physical models, you frequently have to pause the game and switch around your ships/ weapons which really interupts the pace of the game.
Re: Video: Game Boy Advance On Nintendo Switch Online? Here's How It Could Look
I want this so much!
Re: Sega Looking To Release Brand New "Super Game" In The Next Five Years
Here is hoping this they localise Phantasy Star Online 2.
Re: Talking Point: Surely It's Time For Game Boy On Nintendo Switch Online?
Long past time for it.
Re: Review: Gleamlight - An Appalling Bad Hollow Knight Clone
I laughed out loud at "Cons: No physical release means you can't throw it in a bin"
Re: Nintendo Reveals Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, A Game Set 100 Years Before Breath Of The Wild
I really hope you can play as Prince Sidon
Re: Sega Just Announced A New Micro-Console, And It's Packed With 36 Arcade Gems
Its a shame that most of the confirmed games already have home console ports. I appreciate that the arcade versions are different, but they're not different enough to grab my interest. Will be nice to see more arcade-only games get announced.